plural checkups
: a general examination of someone's or something's condition
… Take your car or minivan to the garage for a thorough checkup.—
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especially
: a periodic medical or dental examination
Family history for breast, prostate and colon cancer is one of the first things any competent doctor asks you about at a checkup. —Peter Huber
Peter Huber After each checkup, the dentist asks, "Have you been flossing?" The big lie: "Of course." —Jin Lee
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Examples of checkup in a Sentence
She goes for a checkup every year.
The doctor gave me a checkup.
She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.
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Evie goes in for a checkup and the ultrasound tech can’t find her baby’s heartbeat; Evie can’t get a hold of Pete and winds up having to drive herself home.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
The first step is determining your risk by getting regular checkups.
—Anisha Shah, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
Welcome to Career Watch, a vocational checkup of top actors and directors, and those who hope to get there.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
They were positioned to qualify right until the end when a momentary checkup in their line allowed Jimmie Johnson to pull through, snatching the spot from them.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
The first step is determining your risk by getting regular checkups.
—Anisha Shah, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
Welcome to Career Watch, a vocational checkup of top actors and directors, and those who hope to get there.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
They were positioned to qualify right until the end when a momentary checkup in their line allowed Jimmie Johnson to pull through, snatching the spot from them.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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checkup
noun
check·up
ˈchek-ˌəp 
: examination sense 1
a dental checkup
especially
: a general physical examination
Medical Definition
checkup
noun
check·up
ˈchek-ˌəp
: examination
especially
: a general physical examination
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